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HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL KE KANIHELA O KE KALANA O HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
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COMMITTEE ON ZONING & PLANNING |
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Voting Members: Esther Kiaʻāina, Chair Tommy Waters, Vice Chair Radiant Cordero Val A. Okimoto Andria Tupola |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025
9:00 A.M.
Remote and in-person oral testimony will be permitted on all items on the agenda when each agenda item is taken up. Each speaker may not have anyone else read their statement and is limited to a one‑minute presentation.
As both English and Hawaiian are official languages of the State of Hawaiʻi, pursuant to Article XV, Section 4 of the Hawaiʻi State Constitution and Section 1-13 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, members of the public may testify in either language. For oral testimonies offered in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, additional time as may be necessary will be allowed for the testifier to provide an English translation of their testimony.
Remote Testimony
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Although remote oral testimony is being permitted, this is a regular meeting and not a remote meeting by interactive conference technology under HRS Section 92-3.7. Therefore, the meeting will continue notwithstanding loss of audiovisual communication with remote testifiers or loss of the public broadcast of the meeting.
Persons wishing to testify in-person in the Council Chamber are requested to register by 9:00 a.m. by filling out the registration form in person outside the Council Chamber. Persons who have not registered will be given an opportunity to speak following the oral testimonies of the registered speakers.
Written testimony may be uploaded at https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/testimony, or mailed to Office of the City Clerk, Attention: Information Section, 530 South King Street, Room 100, Honolulu, HI 96813. If submitted, written testimonies, including the testifier’s address, e-mail address, and phone number, will be available to the public at https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov.
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If you need auxiliary aid/service or other accomodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call the Office of the City Clerk Information Section at (808) 768-5822 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or send an email to sherry.arca@honolulu.gov as soon as possible or at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
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FOR ACTION
1. BILL 33 (2025), CD1 – RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT (COUNCIL’S VERSION). Amending the administrative enforcement provisions for violation of the standards and requirements of the Land Use Ordinance. (Bill passed second reading and public hearing held 6/4/25)
BILL033(25), CD1 - 05-29-25 ZON
BILL033(25), CD2 - 08-21-25 ZON
BILL033(25), PROPOSED CD1 - TW1
BILL033(25), CD1, PROPOSED CD2 - EK1
CC-181(25) WATERS - List of Assignments of Items Pending Before the Council. CCM.
D-0228(25) PLANNING COMMISSION - Transmittal of Proposed Amendment to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu ("ROH") 2021 (The Land Use Ordinance ["LUO"], Resolution 24-141, Relating to Administrative Enforcement.
M-0224(25) Testimony on BILL033(25) for Apr 16, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0298(25) Testimony on BILL033(25) for May 29, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0330(25) Testimony on BILL033(25) for Jun 4, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0427(25) Testimony on BILL033(25) for Aug 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
041625 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 05/14/25
052925 Committee on Zoning Written Summary for Video Record
060425 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 07/09/25
2. BILL 51 (2025) – IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2. Amending Improvement District No. 2 and superseding any conflicting provisions. (Bill passed first reading on 7/9/25; Committee postponed action on 7/28/25)
BILL051(25), CD1 - 08-21-25 ZON
BILL051(25), PROPOSED CD1 - TDST1
M-0355(25) Testimony on BILL051(25) for Jul 9, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0369(25) Testimony on BILL051(25) for Jul 9, 2025 @ 10:00 AM COUNCIL Meeting.
M-0385(25) TRADEWIND CAPITAL - Presentation on Bill 51 (2025) for July 28, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Special Meeting.
M-0383(25) Testimony on BILL051(25) for Jul 28, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0387(25) Testimony on BILL051(25) for Jul 28, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0388(25) Testimony in Support of Bill 51 for Jul 28, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0405(25) Testimony on BILL051(25) for Aug 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0440(25) Presentation on Bill 51 (2025) for August 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0428(25) Testimony on BILL051(25) for Aug 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
072825 Committee on Zoning & Planning Special Meeting Written Summary for Video Record
070925 Council Minutes - ADOPTED 08/06/25
PROPOSED CD1 TO BILL 51 (2025) (Submitted by Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0585/7/24/2025 2:29 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. In Exhibit A attached to Bill 51 (2025):
1. Amends Section 4 ("Mission Statement") by adding that the Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District shall work in partnership with government and the private sector.
2. Adds the following language to Section 9(a):
The Assessment revenue shall be based on assessment information for the corresponding tax year from the Real Property Assessment Division ("RPAD") of the City and County of Honolulu ("City"). A member of the District Association shall submit a request to the RPAD for the assessment information each year with a noted delivery location, physical and/or electronic, of which shall be fulfilled within 30 days after the City's real property certification date of February 1.
3. Amends Section 9(b) by adding language stating that the budget for revenue projections and expenses.
B. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
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3. RESOLUTION 25-207 – 92-1089 ALIʻINUI DRIVE – KO ʻOLINA. Granting a Special Management Area Major Permit to Cove Campbell Kobayashi, LLC for the demolition of all existing buildings and structures except for two buildings, and the construction of new buildings and structures on an approximately 472,757-square-foot shoreline lot in the B‑1 Neighborhood Business District, located at 92‑1089 Aliʻinui Drive, and identified as Tax Map Key 9-1-057: 027. (Applicant: Cove Campbell Kobayashi, LLC) (Transmitted by Communication D-574) (Current Deadline: 9/16/25)
D-0574(25) PLANNING AND PERMITTING - Draft Resolution for Special Management Area (SMA) Major Permit The Cove Redevelopment 92-1089 Aliʻinui Drive — Ko ʻOlina Tax Map Key 9-1-057: 027.
D-0644(25) NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD - NO. 34 - Resolution No. 25-207: Granting a Special Management Area Permit to Allow for the Cove Redevelopment in Ko Olina Oahu.
M-0436(25) JAMES CAMPBELL COMPANY LLC - Presentation on RES25-207 for August 21, 2025 @ 9:00 am Zoning (ZON) meeting.
M-0429(25) Testimony on RES25-207 for Aug 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-207 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0635/8/13/2025 1:53 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read:
"GRANTING A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAJOR PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE COVE COMMERCIAL PROJECT IN KO ʻOLINA, OʻAHU."
B. Amends the first WHEREAS clause to clarify that the application was submitted on behalf of Campbell Hawai‘i Investor, LLC, and to clarify the description of the Project.
C. Adds new second and third WHEREAS clauses to provide more details on the description of the Project.
D. Amends the fourth WHEREAS clause to add that 50 members of the public attended the public hearing on the Project.
E. Amends the fifth WHEREAS clause to state that the DPP's report and findings were transmitted within 77 calendar days after the close of the public hearing, the Applicant having requested an extension of the 45‑calendar-day administrative deadline.
F. Amends Condition A by removing the phrase "Except as required by these conditions of approval," at the beginning of the first sentence.
G. Amends Condition B, relating to a landowner acknowledgment that portions of the Project site may be adversely impacted by coastal hazards, by clarifying that portions of the Project site are projected to be impacted by 3.2 feet of sea level rise by the year 2100, and that portions of certain proposed buildings are located within the 3.2-foot sea level rise exposure area.
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H. In Condition F, relating to minimizing impacts to archaeological, historic, and cultural resources:
1. Adds Condition F.1, to provide that prior to the issuance of any construction permit or building permit, the Applicant is required to submit to the DPP a copy of the written determination letter from the State Historic Preservation Division ("SHPD").
2. Adds a new Condition F.2 to provide that prior to the issuance of any Project construction permit or building permit, the Applicant is required to submit to the DPP a copy of SHPD's written acceptance of the Project's archaeological inventory survey ("AIS"), and any required mitigation protocols. Renumbers subsequent items in Condition F.
3. Adds a new Condition F.4 to require the Applicant to consult with SHPD to implement all mitigation protocols approved by SHPD. Also requires the Applicant to conduct a coordination meeting with the Project's archaeological consultants and construction contractors prior to the start of construction to ensure that all appropriate persons have been informed of the mitigation protocols required by SHPD. Renumbers the subsequent item in Condition F.
I. In Condition I, relating to minimizing the spread of invasive species, amends Condition I.1 to clarify that the Applicant proposes to import approximately 3,380 cubic yards of structural fill material, but no importation of soil fill material is proposed.
J. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
4. RESOLUTION 25-236 – LAULIMA AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING 201H PROJECT. Authorizing, pursuant to HRS Section 201H-38, exemptions from certain City application fees and infrastructure, or public works fees and charges, and development standards for the development of Laulima, an affordable residential project consisting of eight buildings ranging from four to six stories with surface parking areas on 17.31-acres of land zoned AMX-2 Medium Density Apartment Mixed Use District, located at 4400 Kapolei Parkway in Kapolei, O‘ahu, identified as Tax Map Key (1) 9-1-015: 081. (Applicants: Laulima Affordable Housing, LLC and WPP Hawaii, LLC) (Transmitted by Communication M-414) (Current Deadline: 9/28/25)
D-0646(25) BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - Testimony on RES25-236 for Aug 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0414(25) STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM - Draft Resolution Request for Approval of Exemptions Pursuant to Section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the Proposed Laulima Affordable Housing Project. 4400 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707 TMK No.: (1) 9-1-015: 081.
M-0441(25) Presentation on RES25-236 for August 21, 2025 @ 09:00 am ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0433(25) Testimony on RES25-236 for Aug 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
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PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 25-236 (Submitted by Councilmember Kiaʻāina) – The CD1 (OCS2025-0646/8/12/2025 2:36 PM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read:
"DISAPPROVING EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE LAULIMA AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT IN KAPOLEI, OʻAHU."
B. Amends the entirety of the resolution to DISAPPROVE without prejudice (instead of approve) the Project and all exemptions sought therefor.
C. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
5. UPDATE ON THE CITY’S CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS FUND PROGRAM.
• Catherine Taschner, Deputy Director, Department of Housing and Land Management
• ʻOlu Campbell, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Hawaiʻi Land Trust
MM-132(25) ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION - Testimony on the Update on the City’s Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund Program for August 21, 2025 @ 09:00 am ZONING AND PLANNING (ZON) meeting.
D-0648(25) HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT - Presentation on Update on the City's Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund Program for August 21, 2025 @ 09:00 am ZONING AND PLANNING (ZON) meeting.
M-0437(25) Testimony on UPDATE ON THE CITY’S CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS FUND PROGRAM. for Aug 21, 2025 @ 09:00 AM *ZONING & PLANNING (ZON) Meeting.
M-0435(25) Presentation for Informational Briefing on Update on The City's Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund Program for August 21, 2025 @ 9:00 am Zoning (ZON) meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
If the need arises with respect to any item on this agenda, then pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4), the Committee may consult in a closed meeting with its attorneys in executive session on questions and issues pertaining to the Council’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
ESTHER KIAʻĀINA, Chair
Committee on Zoning & Planning